Right now, the bureau can demand your name, address and billing records. The White House wants the law to explicitly include email activity, though not the content of emails, and possibly browser history. Critics say this would hurt citizens' privacy, while officials argue getting this data without a judge's intervention would let them go after the bad guys more quickly.

UPDATE: The New York Times has the White House calling the change more of a "clarification," noting that a lot of Internet service providers already give this information up without a judge's order.

Right now, the bureau can demand your name, address and billing records. The White House wants the law to explicitly include email activity, though not the content of emails, and possibly browser history. Critics say this would hurt citizens' privacy, while officials argue getting this data without a judge's intervention would let them go after the bad guys more quickly.

UPDATE: The New York Times has the White House calling the change more of a "clarification," noting that a lot of Internet service providers already give this information up without a judge's order.